Brenda 2025-11-18 01:21 p.m.ORDER: The Freedom of Information Access Act ("FOIA"), 4 MSC 5 § 5305, gives "[r]esidents of the State of Mayflower . . . the right to request access to any [government] record" subject to specific, well-delineated exceptions. Id. In this action, the Department of Justice sues the National Guard to enforce a November 2, 2002, FOIA request seeking disclosure of certain unclassified records. However, the State Senate enacted FOIA to benefit "[r]esidents," 4 MSC 5 § 5305, and the State is certainly not a Resident under the word's plain meaning. Because Section 5305 allows only Residents to request disclosure of records under FOIA, the State's Amended Petition to Compel Disclosure under 4 MSC 5 § 5313 is hereby DISMISSED. See Mayf. R. Civ. P. 13(b)(6). The Court determines that amendment would not be futile; indeed, the State actor who filed the FOIA request could sue the State as a Resident. Therefore, Petitioner is hereby granted five (5) days to amend under Mayf. R. Civ. P. 17(e). Signed by District Judge Brenda Popplewell (Entered 11/18/2002). @actxrz @adlithestevenson @AlbertBlackwell @morale(edited)